Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-09-18
PRELIMINARY announcement
OF TIE
Capay Valley Land Company.

Prior to the location of the line OF the
Woodland, Capay and Clear Lake Rail
road, the Capay Valley Land Company, a
corporation composed chiefly of the Direc-
tors and Officers of the Southern Pacific
| Company, purchased on the line of the
proposed road, and chiefly in Capay Val
lev itself, through which The road is being
| extended from Madison in Yolo county
| several large bodies of the choicest lands to
| be found in that beautiful and fertile val
| lev. The construction OF the Woodland,
| Capay and Clear Lake Railroad is being
| pushed with great energy, and will reach
| very early completion. The line of this
road passes Immediately through the lands
| owned by the Capay Valley Land Com
pany, which lands will be Immediately sub
| divided into small tracts, several town sites
| established and the lands and the town
| property placed on the market.
Capay Valley is located on the western
| side of Yolo county, and is one of the most
| fertile and picturesque valleys on the Pa.
| citic Coast. The lands in this valley have
heretofore been owned in large holdings;
the growing of wheat has been the chief
agricultural industry, which owing to the
great fertility Of the soil, the warmth and
saluhrity of the climate, the heavy annual
precipitation Of rain, and the perfect pro-
lection which the con6guration of the val
ley affords against north winds, has proven
highly profitable. At intervals, however,
throughout the valley, orchards may be
seen, and these experiments in the line oil
horticulture have demonstrated the full ca
liabilities of the valley for the growth Of
n o;Au.,. ,o,n {r.n,aa1 an1 fapnnorat "
fruits. Orange and lemon trees of most
thrifty growth may be seen in the gardens
and orchards. Grapes, apricots, figs
pears. cherries, almonds, peaches, and al
the other fruits to be found in the most ia
vored localities, reach here to the greatest
perfection. The very earliest fruits anc
vegetables appearing in San Francisco anC
other markets are grown in this valley
With respect to. early production, Capay
Valley ranks fully with, if not superior t.
the celebrated Vaca and Pleasant Valleys.
This fact alone confers very high premium
upon the lands to be offered. The or
chardist, the vineyardist and gardener o
Capay Valley can place ripe fruits anC
vegetables in the San Francisco and Chi
cago markets at the high rate usually OBJ
tainable for early fruit, and from foul
to six weeks in advance of nearly ever,
other portion of the State of California
Under completely analogous conditions il
Vaca Valley, lands have reached a valua
ton of 5000 an acre, and have proven highl,
profitable investments at that price. Thu
lands to be offered by the Capay VALLEY
fertility, and lie under equal climatic ad
vantages with the most favored orchard
and garden lands of the State.
One of the leading objects of the mr.
chase of this land by a syndicate of personi
interested in the success of the railroad t.
be constructed was to secure the subdivi
sion of the density of settlement. Keep
ing this object steadily in view, of some o
the largest and most fertile tracts will b.
subdivided into ten and twenty-acre lot
and individuals will he strictly limited t.
tAe ownership of asingle lot. Town site
, will be located as near to the center OF tn,
tracts as may be found convenient OF
judicious, and the purchasers Of orchard o.
garden land in small tracts will be per
mitted to purchase not to exceed five lot
in the town site plats. In this way it i
designed to establish populous and thriv
ing communities, whose growth and pros
pc ity shall be based upon small holding
of very fertile and highly profitable lands
Ten acres of this fertile land lying unde.
C-liudOlt CpnultiUllS ~ ldNOId ~ W ICid
and garden culture may be madeas profit
able and responsive to intelligent industry
as 100 or 800 acres of land devoted to thu
growth of cereals. The very early matu
rity of fruits and vegetables already al
luded to will secure to the cultivator tn,
highest market price, while the road to b.
constructed, being under the management
and control of the owners of the land t.
be offered, will afford every facility for tn,
shipment of fruits and vegetables, and il
every respect promote the success Of these
enterprises.
Geographically, Capay Valley lies i'm
mediately west of the beautiful and thriv
ing city of Woodland, the County Seat o.
Yolo county. Its trend is northwest ant
southeast, having a length of twenty-si,
miles and an aversge width Of three miles
Cache Creek is a very considerable stream
of water, even at its lowest stages, anc
every piece of land offered is either inter
sected or washed upon one of its bounda
ries by this stream of clear, pure water
Gardens and orchards may be brought tt
the highest stage of perfection without ir
rigation. The annual rainfall is abundant
for all horticultural purposes, but should
irrigation be desired for the purpose Of
producing more than one crop of vegeta.
bles in a single season, or for the purpose
of producing perennial crops, abundant
water facilities are at hand for that pur.
pose.
The line of the Woodland, Capay and
Clear Lake Railroad Company is being
graded from Madison, the present terminus
of the Vaca Valley and Clear Lake rail.
road, westward through the valley, and
the road will be equipped and in running
order at an early day through its entire
length. 1t is the design to offer these
lands at rates and upon terms of payment
which will afford the highest encourage
ment to their actual occupation by a large
and Industrious class Of people. Surveys
for town sites and subdivisions Of these
large tracts of land are in progress, and
maps of such surveys are in preparation.
Owing to the large number of inquiries con-
corning the intention of the Capay Valley
Land Company regarding these lands, this
preliminary announcement has been neces.
sary.
For further particulars and a and
descriptive circulars, or for immediate In.
formation, inquiry is directed to w. H.
MILLS, Land Agent Central Pacific
Railroad Company, corner of Fourth and